Assistant Executive

Debbie M. Ducote

***** ***** ******

Gonzales, Louisiana 70737

Cell: 225-***-**** Home 225-***-****

Email: ************@*****.***

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

October 6, 2008 - Present

Adams and Reese LLP. - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Legal Assistant to Partner in Charge, one partner and one associate -

Assist in daily workflow in the area of Banking & Finance Law. Client-

matter correspondence, contracts, agreements, amendments, closings,

collection litigation, file maintenance and organization. Maintain time

entry, accounts receivable, billing, filing deadlines, meetings, maintain

contact database, projects, new file requests, incoming mail, travel,

expense reports and general office duties.

March 17, 2008 - August 14, 2008

Starmount Life Insurance Co. - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Administrative Services Manager - This position was recently created due to

the recent extensive growth of the company. Task handled by several people

throughout the company were consolidated and placed under one position to

facilitate and streamline processes. Job duties: Supervisory capacity over

Imaging Department, Mailroom, Purchasing, Facilities, and Reception Desk.

Responsible for organization, work flow, productivity, and scheduling of

departments. Troubleshoot daily issues and problems. Bid proposal

requests, research, and comparisons. Receipt and approval of utility

bills. Responsible for overseeing transformation of storage room into

office work space. Organize and oversee purging of twenty-five Life

Insurance file cabinets, recording and storage of policies no longer in

force, consolidate in-force policies to nine lateral cabinets. Purge and

consolidate Group Insurance Files to make room for future growth. Review

and approval of new equipment for mailroom to expedite work flow. Update of

Disaster Recovery Team Contact Lists. Obtain and organize company service

contracts for office equipment, mailroom services, facility aspects, etc.

Design layout for off-site storage buildings to obtain optimum storage

capacity. Observe current processes for potential update and enhance work

flow potential.

January 23, 2006 - February 8, 2008

Louisiana Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General

Investigation Division - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Administrative Supervisor / Executive Assistant - Job duties: Supervisory

capacity over Administrative Support Staff of three secretaries, one

analyst, one receptionist, and three student workers for the Investigation

Division. Given administrative responsibility to over-see office

productivity, organization, and work flow. Review resumes' and interview

prospective Administrative Support employees. Training new employees.

Payroll for Investigation Division's 43 employees and payroll for Security

Detail's 25 officers. Process and track employee vacation, sick days,

compensatory leave reports, and payroll auditing. Tracking investigative

reports, leave slips, travel calendar, gaming docket, duty agent calendar,

employee leave calendars, and incoming recusals. Troubleshoot daily

problems and issues. Assist Director of Internal Affairs with

administrative tasks. Assist Director and Deputy Director of Investigation

Division in all confidential and administrative tasks. Administrative point

person for State of Louisiana Law Enforcement Survivor Benefit Board and

all claim submittals, Board of Director Meetings, minutes and organization.

Administrative tasks and organization for Attorney General Sponsored

Command College. Responsible for petty cash held for Investigation

Division. Assist in lease/contract review specific to current cases under

investigation. Supervising travel and training arrangements. Notary tasks

as needed. Special Projects as required. Election Administration change.

September 2002 - January 2006

AEGIS Mortgage, Inc. - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Leasing Assistant II - Originally hired to facilitate their internal

restructure with regard to all location leases for all divisions across the

United States. Generated lease assignments for all locations with priority

lying with New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Illinois to correlate with

licensing issues concerning HUD regulations. Maintained document

control, calls from Landlords and attorneys regarding questions, changes,

or issues, obtain signatures; receive assignments and forward copies to

corporate licensing department in Houston. Overall coordination,

organization, and implementation of signage changes for all branches.

Organized, and requested checks for payment of legal and signage fees.

Generated and maintained spreadsheets tracking all signage changes and

assignments for all divisions. Integrated into Leasing Department general

duties in June 2003. Tasks include site selection, LOI process, review and

negotiation of new leases, tenant improvements, construction, renewals,

relocations, lease addendums, lease extensions, executive office

procurement for account executives. Facilitation and organization of

location closures. Point person for research and review of all incoming

estoppel certificates as requested by Landlords and lenders for all

locations. Point person for all document notarization for facilities

department and Aegis home office. Point person for all legal

correspondence including but not limited to collection and demand letters.

Total locations maintained: 376. Company filed bankruptcy.

Temporary from April 2002 - August 2002

Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Paralegal/Temporary - Assisted criminal litigation department paralegals

with overflow. Scheduling depositions, court reporters, witnesses, and

physicians. Typed documents to be filed with courthouse. Researched

information on West Law as needed by attorneys and other paralegals.

Prepared correspondence, briefs, court documents, deposition summaries, and

other various documents as needed by attorneys. Assisted in special

projects for corporate law department. Assisted mutual bonds department

with preparation of documents for closings.

September 2001 - April 2002

Crown Crafts, Inc. - Gonzales, Louisiana

Executive Paralegal, Corporate Secretary - Focal point for all aspects of

the legal department. Company transitioned in June 2001 from adult bedding

and infant products to a single focus on infant products. Corporate office

downsized and moved from Atlanta, Georgia to Gonzales, Louisiana. Charged

with the responsibility of organizing, coordinating, & maintaining legal

affairs. Areas of focus consisted of: tracking legal fees and budgets,

patents and trademarks, collections, licenses and permits, agreements,

corporate documents, corporate filings, renewals, withdrawals, leases,

litigation, liability issues, SEC form 3 & 4 filings, and all special

projects as directed by CEO and CFO. Major challenge was to review,

separate, and organize all leases, contracts, and automobile lease files in

the department and research patents and trademarks for current, expired,

and renewing items that had not been monitored.

Corporate Secretary areas of responsibility; attend all Board of Director's

meetings; generate minutes, resolutions, affidavits and secretary

certificates. Participate in investor relations issues and assist in

directing company forward in realizing its goals for re-listing on NASDAQ

in the future. Assist with tasks in readiness for annual shareholders

meeting.

May 4, 1998 - September 19, 2001

Amedisys, Inc. - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Executive Assistant - May 1998, September 1998

Executive Paralegal / Amedisys - December 1998, September 2001

Offered opportunity closer to home and children's school.

March 28, 1995 - April 30, 1998

International Biochemicals Group (InterBio) - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Executive Assistant March 1995 - April 1996

Executive Assistant New Product Development Group December 1995 - April

1996

Legal Affairs Coordinator April 1996 - April 1998

Company closed office in Baton Rouge and moved to Houston, TX.

August 1, 1994 - March 3, 1995

RMT/Jones & Neuse, Inc. (Houston, TX) - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Administrative Office Manager

Company closed office in Baton Rouge.

July 26, 1993 - July 26, 1994

Arcadian Fertilizer, L.P. - Geismar, Louisiana

Purchasing Assistant / Temporary position through Kelly Services.

One year contract position only.

July 2, 1990 - May 29, 1992

Dames & Moore CORE Services - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Project Services Assistant II / Executive Administrative Assistant

Company closed Baton Rouge office.

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